Gators Flood SEC Postseason Awards List

Gators Flood SEC Postseason Awards List

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Anthony Nesty named Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year for the third-straight season; Maha Amer earns Female Diver of the Year honors

By: Katie Callahan

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Southeastern Conference announced its postseason awards on Wednesday and the Gators took home both Female Diver of the Year and Men's Swimming Coach of the Year, as well as 10 All-SEC First Team honors, five All-SEC Second Team honors and seven All-Freshman Team accolades.

Maha Amer earned the title of Co-Female Diver of the Year, alongside Kyndal Knight (Kentucky) and Brooke Schultz (South Carolina) after her stellar performances at the SEC Championships. She finished fourth on the 3-meter springboard, sixth on the platform and 10th in the 1-meter event. This is the first major SEC award of Amer's career.

Head Coach Anthony Nesty earned his third-straight SEC Men's Coach of the Year title, the first Florida coach in program history to earn the honor in each of their first three seasons at the helm. He took home Coach of the Year accolades after leading the team to their 10th-straight SEC Championship.

10 Gator men earned spots on the All-SEC First Team: Amro Al-Wir, Adam Chaney, Trey Freeman, Eric Friese, Dillon Hillis, Oskar Lindholm, Macguire McDuff, Alberto Mestre, Alfonso Mestre and Kieran Smith. The First Team consists of the top finisher in each event at the SEC Championships.

100 back	Adam Chaney
200 back	Kieran Smith
1650 free	Trey Freeman
400 IM	Kieran Smith
200 FR	Chaney, Friese, K. Smith, McDuff
400 FR	McDuff, Chaney, Friese, K. Smith
800 FR	K. Smith, Freeman, Lindholm, Alfonso Mestre
200 MR	Chaney, Hillis, Friese, Alberto Mestre
400 MR	Chaney, Al-Wir, Friese, K. Smith

Four women and one man landed on the All-SEC Second Team, which consists of the second- and third-place finishers in each event at the SEC Championships. Talia Bates, Micayla Cronk, Katie Mack and Ekaterina Nikonova made up the women's awards, while Tyler Watson earned the first SEC honor of his career on the men's side.

400 FR (W)	Bates, Nikonova, Cronk, Mack
1650 free (M)	Tyler Watson

Florida had five men and two women earn a spot on the All-Freshman Team after their performances at the 2022 SEC Championships. The All-Freshman Team consists of any redshirt or true freshman who finished either in the top eight or is the highest scoring freshman of each event at the SEC Championship, excluding relay events.

Men's Swimming Coach of the Year: Anthony Nesty
Co-Female Diver of the Year: Maha Amer

All-SEC First Team
Men
Amro Al-Wir
Adam Chaney
Trey Freeman
Eric Friese
Dillon Hillis
Oskar Lindholm
Macguire McDuff
Alberto Mestre
Alfonso Mestre
Kieran Smith

All-SEC Second Team
Men
Tyler Watson, Florida

Women
Talia Bates, Florida
Micayla Cronk, Florida
Katie Mack, Florida
Ekaterina Nikonova, Florida

All-Freshman Team
Men
Peter Bretzmann, Florida
Mason Laur, Florida
Oskar Lindholm, Florida
Macguire McDuff, Florida
Julian Smith, Florida

Women
Elettra Neroni, Florida
Ekaterina Nikonova, Florida

Full Awards

Male Swimmer of the Year	Brooks Curry, LSU
Female Co-Swimmers of the Year	Morgan Scott, Alabama and Ellen Walshe, Tennessee
Male Freshman Swimmer of the Year	Matthew Sates, Georgia
Female Freshman Swimmer of the Year	Ellen Walshe, Tennessee
Men's Swimming Coach of the Year	Anthony Nesty, Florida
Women's Swimming Coach of the Year	Matt Kredich, Tennessee
Male Diver of the Year	Kurtis Matthews, Texas A&M
Female Divers of the Year	Maha Amer, Florida; Kyndal Knight, Kentucky; and Brooke Schultz, South Carolina
Male Freshman Diver of the Year	Mohamed Farouk, Alabama
Female Freshman Diver of the Year	Chiara Pellacani, LSU
Men's Diving Coach of the Year	Jay Lerew, Texas A&M
Women's Diving Coach of the Year	Doug Shaffer, LSU